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Retired college prof of Early Chilhood Education tomdrummond.com Heritage of John Dewey. Designed my courses to co-construct understanding, skills, and authenticity in facilitating learning in others. Agricultural: soil, sun, water for their growth. AFT

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Unto The Breach (single) - Single by Nick Drummond Band on Apple Music Album Β· 2025 Β· 1 Song

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24.10.2025 05:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

-Calling for a mid-decade census that excludes at least 11 million immigrants
-Demanding Texas gerrymander their Congressional maps to add 5 Republican seats
-Firing at least 130 workers in Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, which oversees election integrity

07.08.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 179    πŸ” 54    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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@raskin.house.gov
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01.08.2025 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Who kneed her purposefully that caused this re-injury?
Who was the ref CC was talking to?

17.07.2025 04:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone know if ICE goons have Qualified Immunity?

12.07.2025 04:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Learning Frame - Tom Drummond Learning Frame CCzero The Learning Frame A one page chart represents the fundamental relationship between the interests of a learning group and the provisions for learning. Displayed are passages of g...

We needed education for all to build a democracy. Now it’s obviously too late.

Values We Share its guide for evaluating choices and making corrections to stay on course.

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Ignorance allowed coercion to step us on this slippery slope.
#EduSky #democracy #values

01.07.2025 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Learning Frame - Tom Drummond Learning Frame CCzero The Learning Frame A one page chart represents the fundamental relationship between the interests of a learning group and the provisions for learning. Displayed are passages of g...

Current events in the US proves we needed education for a democracy, which I worked on all my life. How that common aspiration would have looked is on my website:
The Learning Frame is its most concentrated expression;

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#EduSky #democracy #capitalism #politics

01.07.2025 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gems of Pedagogy
Three unshakable, embracing fundamentals of pedagogical practice

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#EduSky #TeacherEducation

16.04.2025 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The US wont be trusted again as an economic partner if the Electoral College remains. #trade #economics

08.04.2025 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

SECDRUNK might want to review this one:

25.03.2025 02:01 β€” πŸ‘ 845    πŸ” 205    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 10

If they voted for Republicans, however, they should be treated in accordance with their proven attitude towards helping and handouts.

Stamp out VFR.

21.02.2025 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#EduSky

If we ever get through this crisis caused by authoritarian fascism, we could use clean-up time for children to expect to take initiative to care for themselves, the other, and the community and not simply obey.

We can print and post examples of what we say to students about clean-up.

21.02.2025 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

All this warning about the end of law and the Democrats don’t appear to have a plan.

All this warning about the end of law and the military does not appear to have a plan.

All those fine Obama words and Defense of Democracy don’t even hint of a plan.

Disease and climate change will continue.

19.02.2025 05:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How do you know β€˜Learn’ is happening?
β€˜Represent’ is missing.

17.02.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A ladder with 6 rungs. The floor is Observable data & experience. The top is β€˜I take action based upon my beliefs. 
We begin at the bottom: observable reality, and step upward toward the reality of what we do. Each rung up, described by Chris Argyris, tells a story of how one’s actions and beliefs become dissociated from the events themselves. Our beliefs become fixed and ignore contrary evidence.

A ladder with 6 rungs. The floor is Observable data & experience. The top is β€˜I take action based upon my beliefs. We begin at the bottom: observable reality, and step upward toward the reality of what we do. Each rung up, described by Chris Argyris, tells a story of how one’s actions and beliefs become dissociated from the events themselves. Our beliefs become fixed and ignore contrary evidence.

I think schematic representations ought to have utility, in other words, help re-realize the whole. This one works that way, because the astray consequences are so clear. The congruence between mental representations and integrity is rather important, when you think about it. #EduSky

17.02.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Getting ready for the rally at city hall tomorrow. #NotMyPresident #ProtectTransKids #EduSky

17.02.2025 04:57 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#TodayinHistory in 1872, priests Mariano Gomes, JosΓ© Burgos, & Jacinto Zamoraβ€”collectively known as #Gomburzaβ€” were executed by the Spanish colonial admin in the Philippines. Their deaths ignited a national awakening, leading to revolution & independence.

www.facebook.com/share/p/12EH... #Edusky

17.02.2025 05:45 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

All about oil priced world-wide in dollars. No uncontrolled, alternatives. Russia-Iran-China interdependence is somehow threatening to trillionaires?

17.02.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The brain innately organizes and adapts. The brain builds knowledge, skills, and dispositions upon current dendrite connections established in experiences in varied environments. As obvious as it sounds, people are who they have been. Each person is unique in the world.

Staff mtg intro?

#EduSky

12.02.2025 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It is possible to compose instruction around what learners naturally do when at their bestβ€”energetically inquire, investigate and represent in a united effort to understand, apply, and practice as they learn.

Why has education been starved of investment?

Climate heat & death result.

# EduSky

12.02.2025 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pedagogy studies the relationship between the interests of a learning group and the provisions for learning. The advancement group learning (the view from the inside) couples to opportunities and activities (the view from the outside) β€” for the design of optimal learning conditions.
True?
#EduSky

12.02.2025 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Values help people cooperate in building those fundamentals.
#valuesweshare

31.01.2025 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How many struggling students don’t have the bottom two blocks in place yet? Maslow before Bloom!
#edusky

31.01.2025 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

When guides for teaching use imperative voicing (commands/directions) POWER is visible. Privilege is acceptable for teachers. Do this. Do that.

Acquiescence to authoritarians leads to exploitation, colonialism, and disrespect.

The writer obfuscates leadership, care, and uncertainty not the goal.

31.01.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#EduSky

Something profound is amiss in descriptions of teaching. On the one hand we have learning that we see in ourselves and slow changes we see in others. On the other hand, when we try to project how to teach, it’s unclear what to do or say. The manner of teaching is missing.

Buy something.

30.01.2025 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Mandating? Might. Rethink. That.

Sounds like what Trump would do.

30.01.2025 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

To all tech and AI people:

I understand there were unspecified concerns about TikTok.

Isn’t true that China is supreme and we get stupid?

27.01.2025 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Authoritarianism is not democratic. It does not listen or learn. It imposes.

The planet will continue to heat when its controlled by authoritarians.
# fascism
#authoritarianism

27.01.2025 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fantastic post. If you haven’t read @juliusgoat.bsky.social before, this is a great place to start.

27.01.2025 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 81    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

That bit to look at peer actions that make for good experiences for oneself, shared in small groups first and then compiled, has major effect on almost everything.
Its disarming.

It’s worth a try, and fix the bugs, if needed, together, too.

25.01.2025 03:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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